angela carter context
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- Created on: 02-06-19 22:32
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- angela carter
- 2nd wave feminism
- mararet thatcher
- Situationist cultural activism of the 1960s
- sexual libertarianism
- psychoanalysis
- id ego super ego
- Carter responds forcefully to Freudian concepts, foregrounding female identity and boldly depicting a range of female experiences and destinies.
- home life
- anorexic- focus on body image and beauty
- overbearing mother
- Magic Toyshop folows Melanie, as she becomes aware of herself, her environment, and her own sexuality.
- 1st husband with depressive periods
- inspired uncle in the magic toyshop
- second husband based erl king story
- *********** and the sadien woman
- literary influences
- edgar allen poe
- rich imagery and typical gothic settings
- Gothic tales, cruel tales, tales of wonder, tales of terror, fabulous narratives that deal directly with the imagery of the unconscious – mirrors; the externalized self; forsaken castles; haunted forests; forbidden sexual objects’
- rich imagery and typical gothic settings
- ernst hoffman
- rich imagery and typical gothic settings
- Gothic tales, cruel tales, tales of wonder, tales of terror, fabulous narratives that deal directly with the imagery of the unconscious – mirrors; the externalized self; forsaken castles; haunted forests; forbidden sexual objects’
- rich imagery and typical gothic settings
- classic folklore stories
- fairy tale’s basis in folklore provides a traditional framework upon which modern fears can be explored.
- charles perrault's fairy tales- (1628-1703) ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Puss in Boots’ and ‘Bluebeard’
- Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (c. 1695-1755).
- Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) wrote 2 novels that influenced Carter: Juliette (1797), where an amoral nymphomaniac achieves considerable influence, success and happiness by exploiting her sexuality. Justine (1791) where a virtuous woman is continually taken advantage of by men and ultimately dies in despair.
- gothic elements are strongly present- moonlit forests, graveyards, isolated castles, locked rooms, guttering candles and the howling of wolves in the night.
- edgar allen poe
- 2nd wave feminism
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